Dhorpatan-No Winter Holidays at VUFF
Event Date:
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Event Time:
19:00 EET
Event Location:
Kino Myyri-Myyrmäki
The wait is over!! Highly applauded documentary film, Dhorpatan(ढोरपाटन)-No Winter Holidays is being screened at Vantaa Urban Film Festival(VUFF).
Synopsis
“Set amidst the high altitude of the Nepalese Himalayas, No Winter Holidays records life for Ratima and Kalima as they work to look after their village during a harsh and unforgiving season. Both in their seventies, they gradually come to accept each other’s presence, aware that surviving in this climate depends on their relying on each other. They were once married to the same man, but past grudges should be forgotten to work together to look after an empty, snowbound village for the whole winter.”
In other words, it is a poetic and intimate portrait of two lifelong rivals, who are forced to share an empty village during the dead of winter.
What would you do if your entire village abandoned you for a whole, freezing winter, with no companionship save for the presence of the other wife to your dead husband? Set amidst the high altitude of the Nepalese Himalayas, No Winter Holidays records life for Ratima and Kalima as they work to look after their village during a harsh and unforgiving season. Both in their seventies, they gradually come to accept each other’s presence, aware that surviving in this climate depends on their relying on each other. Stunningly shot, capturing the full magnificence of the mountain landscape while never losing focus on its subjects, Rajan Kathet and Sunir Pandey’s film is a fascinating portrait of rivalry, loneliness, old age and womanhood.
Directors: Rajan Kathet, Sunir PandeySALPA FILMS, 129 FILM COMPANY, MIRROR & STORY, STRANGER FILMS SALES PRESENT
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH NOCUT FILM COLLECTIVE
Read the directors statement here.
FEATURING: RATIMA BISHWAKARMA, KALIMA BISHWAKARMA
WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF DMZ DOCS INDUSTRY, HONG KONG – ASIA FILM FINANCING FORUM
CO-PRODUCERS: CRISTINA HANEȘ, ISABELLA RINALDI
PRODUCED BY: GARY BYUNG-SEOK KAM, RAJAN KATHET, SUNIR PANDEY
A CO-PRODUCTION BETWEEN NEPAL, SOUTH KOREA, ROMANIA
Tickets Available at https://vuff.fi/dhorpatan/
Dhorpatan-No Winter Holidays is brought to you by Mama Events Oy in association with Ravintola Koseli, Tikkurila.
Event FAQs
Kino Myyri is located in less than a minute walk from both - train and bus station at Myyrmäki.Myyrmäki has one of the best connection of public transportations in bigger Helsinki region.
I and K trains operates every 10 minutes from the station. These trains connects Myyrmäki with Huopalathi, Pasila andHelsinki City center as well as Airport, Leinelä, Tikkurila and Malmi.
Orange Bus 560 depart to and from Myyrmäki every ten minutes connecting this part of Vantaa with Malmi, Kontula, Mellunmäki and Vuosaari.
Bus 37 to Kamppi connects Myyrmäki with places like Malminkartano, Konala,Haaga, Huopalahti, Meilathi and Tölöö.
Places like Leppäväärä are well connected through direct busn 520 from Myyrmäki. There are plenty of parking available in Myyrmäki area. It is better to have the parking applications like Taskuparkki, Easypark and Parkman for convinience of parking. Beside Myräncolo building, you can park you car for 1€/hour. Inside Myyrmani Shopping complex, you can park your car for free until 3 hours if you use Taskuparkki Application and an additional hour is 1€/hour. City parking by the side of Myyrmani under the train tracks are free for the first 60 minutes. Addtional hour is 1€/hour. After 18:00 on weekdays, after 15:00 on Saturday and whole day on Sunday is free of charge. The parking information provided are subject to change. Kindly validate the provided information when you are parking your vehicle. Mama Events is not responsible on any issue related to the parking.
This movie is classified as S. The age rating provides a concession of 3 years if the targeted attendee is accompanied by an adult.Therefore, 9-12 years old can watch this movie with an adult.